Unthreading Gender in Relation to Language Speaking Anxiety.

Abstract

The current research paper dives into gender-linked language differences in relation to language speaking anxiety (LSA) faced by EFL learners. This phenomenon targets the majority of them once engaging in an academic oral performance in class of any kind in front of/ with their professors and classmates. First year BMD students of the English language section at Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret were selected to be the case study of this investigation while the research method used during the process of data collection is the quantitative method. To fulfil this quest, two distinct online questionnaires were designed (One for the students and one for the teachers). It is imperative to highlight that the aim of this study is unveiling matters like to what extent LSA impacts the target population and therefore burdens them whenever performing orally in class. In addition to revealing which gender is affected more by this psychological phenomenon. The results show that LSA indeed influences first year students heavily. They also indicate that female students are impacted more than the males by this psychological phenomenon.